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  • Dr. Richard and Mrs. Helen WeathermonHelen Jensen arrived at Pacific Lutheran College in 1945 from her hometown of St. Helens, OR; Dick arrived a year later in 1946 after a year of service in the Marine Corps.  Both were the first in their families to attend college.  Dick was born in Hoquiam, WA, raised in Tacoma, WA, and graduated from Tacoma’s Lincoln High School.  Initially football was the draw to PLC for Dick, having been told by friend Jack Proud (’52) that he thought Coach Clifford

  • Wall Street State of Mind Wall Street State of Mind https://www.plu.edu/resolute/fall-2018/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2018/09/pape-samba-msf-cover-1024x532.jpg 1024 532 Kari Plog '11 and Karen Miller Kari Plog '11 and Karen Miller https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a28c2c7716b27b7026f8295c44c19861?s=96&d=mm&r=g September 12, 2018 October 3, 2018 A younger Pape Samba ’18 watched movies and news stories from his home in Senegal and became fascinated with the global economy. He saw how different

  • Editor’s Note ‹ Resolute Online: Spring 2015 Home Features Germany J-Term Women’s Center at 25 Jehane Noujaim It’s On Us Attaway Lutes Editor’s Note On Campus Discovery Research Accolades Lute Library Blogs Alumni News Alumni Profiles Homecoming 2015 Twin Cities ‘Waste Not’ Seattle Connections Easter Egg Hunt Night at the Rainiers Alumni Events Class Notes Family and Friends Submit a Class Note Calendar Home Features Germany J-Term Women’s Center at 25 Jehane Noujaim It’s On Us Attaway Lutes

  • Event and Activity Risk Management PoliciesCertain types of events on campus present a higher level of risk to PLU and it’s community members. Please see the additional information for each situation below. If you have risk concerns about a situation not listed here, please contact the Risk Services office for consultation specific to your event or activity.Raffles/Drawings/Games of ChanceWashington state does not allow non-profits to incentivize participation in events. For example, PLU is not

  • Photo compliments of Hallie PetersonStudy Away in Scandinavia and Beyond! The mission of the Scandinavian Cultural Center is to enrich understanding of Nordic and Nordic-American cultures in support of PLU’s educational mission and in recognition of PLU’s Nordic heritage. We also recognize the importance of global education, the growing interconnectedness of our world and the transformational experience of learning from, about and within other cultures and communities outside our own. The SCC

  • A Semester in Trinidad and Tobago One day during the Fall of 2012, senior Aubrey Frimoth recalls a speaker that came to present to her Conservation of Natural Resources class. Why does this presentation, which she saw over two years ago, stick out so clearly in Aubrey’s memory? Captivated by colorful images of dancers, delicious food, and beautiful beaches, the speaker introduced her to the Caribbean island-nation of Trinidad & Tobago.  An Environmental Studies major with a Religion minor, the

  • (medicines, poisons, psychoactive plants), genetic engineering, bio-prospecting, and socio-economic issues surrounding botanical commodities. Prerequisite: BIOL 226. (4) BIOL 358 : Plant Physiology A study of how plants obtain and utilize nutrients, react to environmental factors, and adapt to stress. Focuses on mechanisms at the molecular, cellular, and organismal levels. Explores connections to agriculture and ecology. Relies significantly on primary literature. Includes laboratory. Prerequisite: BIOL

  • graduated in 2019 after double majoring in History and English Literature. While at PLU, she was grateful for opportunities to work with the History Department by serving with Phi Alpha Theta and writing original research through the Benson Summer Research Fellowship program. Her research project focused on Pacific Northwest History and the business ventures of Ezra Meeker. Working in an archive, collaborating with the Puyallup Historical Society at the Meeker Mansion, and presenting research at PLU and

  • People’s Literature Keep up With Carrie Mesrobian Blog: www.carriemesrobian.com Tumblr: www.carriemesrobian.tumblr.com Twitter: @CarrieMesrobian That doesn’t happen to a lot of authors—especially twice in a row. Unless, maybe, you write like Mesrobian, a 2013 graduate of PLU’s MFA Rainier Writing Workshop. Her second book, Perfectly Good White Boy, comes out Oct. 1—and already, the hugely influential Publisher’s Weekly has selected it as one of its Books of the Week, and Kirkus Reviews named it one of

  • , I obviously recognize that I am one.” The button that Auman and roughly 60 faculty and staff members across campus wear carries a simple but profound declaration: “Proud to be first in the family.” It serves as a conversation starter, signaling to current first-generation students that these members of the community can offer guidance from the perspective of someone who has walked in their shoes. And in Auman’s division alone, there are a lot of those shoes. Several biology faculty members